Dealing with shyness

Despite his obvious talent on the field, Osaka initially struggled with global attention.

Shyness made interviews and interaction in the locker rooms difficult, but she is now determined to make the most of her platform.

“There are many times when I find myself in situations where I could have made my contribution, but instead I kept my tongue and things kept moving in a way that I didn’t like very much,” he recently said Sports of CNN.

“I feel like I imposed myself I would have had the opportunity to see what would happen.”